diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_gip.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_gip.c
index 76bf5684ac..abc678968a 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_gip.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_gip.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static bool GIP_ParseMessageMetadata(GIP_MessageMetadata *metadata, const Uint8
     return true;
 }
 
-bool GIP_ParseMetadata(GIP_Metadata *metadata, const Uint8* bytes, int num_bytes)
+static bool GIP_ParseMetadata(GIP_Metadata *metadata, const Uint8* bytes, int num_bytes)
 {
     int header_size;
     int metadata_size;